Posts Tagged With: Guest Reviewer – Ami

Book Review: Suddenly Last Summer by Sarah Morgan

Posted on June 30, 2014 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Ami

20937456Title: Suddenly Last Summer
Author: Sarah Morgan
Series: O’Neil Brothers #2
Hero/Heroine: Élise Philippe/Sean O’Neil
Genre: M/F Contemporary Romance
Length: 384 Pages
Publisher: Harlequin (HQN)
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Available at:  Harlequin, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance Ebooks and Kobo
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Fiery French chef Élise Philippe is having a seriously bad day. Not only have the opening day plans for her beloved café fallen apart, but Sean O’Neil is back in town, and looking more delectable than ever. Last summer, they shared an electrifying night together…and the memories have Élise really struggling to stick to her one-night-only rule! Her head knows that eventually Sean will be leaving, so all she can do is try to ignore her heart before she spontaneously combusts with lust.

Being back in Vermont—even temporarily—is surgeon Sean O’Neil’s worst nightmare. For Sean, returning home to the Snow Crystal Resort means being forced to confront the reasons and the guilt he feels about rejecting his family’s rural lifestyle years ago. But discovering that Élise has settled in Vermont and still sets his blood racing is a very welcome distraction! Thinking he can persuade her into a replay of last summer is tempting, but remembering how good they are together is going to make walking away more difficult than he could imagine…

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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, M/F, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Sleigh Bells in the Snow by Sarah Morgan

Posted on June 19, 2014 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Ami

1Title: Sleigh Bells in the Snow
Author: Sarah Morgan
Series: O’Neil Brothers #1
Heroes: Kayla Green/Jackson O’Neil
Genre: MF Contemporary Romance
Length: 384 Pages
Publisher: Harlequin HQN
Release Date: October 29, 2013
Available at:  Harlequin, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance Ebooks, iBooks and Kobo
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Once upon a time, Christmas was Kayla Green’s favorite time of year. Now all the workaholic wants for Christmas is for it to be over—as fast as possible! So when duty calls her to snowy Vermont to close a deal with a new client, Kayla is grateful for an excuse to avoid the holidays for another year.

Jackson O’Neil left a thriving business behind to return home and salvage his family’s resort—it’s in his blood, and he can’t let it fail. Now that he’s got marketing whiz Kayla Green working with him to put Snow Crystal on the map, success is on the horizon. The fact they strike enough sparks off each other to power all the Christmas lights in Vermont is just an added bonus.

Kayla might be an expert at her job, but she’s out of her depth with Jackson—he makes her crave the happy-ever-after she once dreamed of, and it’s terrifying. As the snowflakes continue to swirl, will the woman who doesn’t believe in the magic of Christmas finally fall under its spell?
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, M/F, Published in 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Early Review: For the Longest Time by Kendra Leigh Castle

Posted on June 15, 2014 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Ami

1Title: For the Longest Time
Author: Kendra Leigh Castle
Series: Harvest Cove #1
Heroes: Samantha Henry/Jake Smith
Genre: M/F Contemporary Romance
Length: 352 Pages
Publisher: Signet
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Available at:  Signet, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  For Samantha Henry, it took a ten-year absence to appreciate the close-knit New England town with an appeal all its own….

After a perfect storm of events leaves Sam high, dry, and jobless, she has to head home to Harvest Cove to regroup. Growing up, she was the town misfit, and a brief high school romance that resulted in heartbreak made her realize she was never going to fit in. But now with the support of her mother and an unexpected circle of allies, Sam starts to wonder if she’s misjudged the town all these years.

Life’s been good to Jake Smith. He transitioned from popular jock to town veterinarian without any trouble. But Sam’s homecoming makes him question his choices. The sharp-tongued beauty was never a good fit for the small community, but he’s never forgotten her—or how good they were together. While she makes it clear she’s not about to repeat the past, Jake’s determined to convince her to give him—and Harvest Cove—a second chance.

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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, M/F, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Stray Hearts by Jane Graves

Posted on June 12, 2014 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Ami 

1Title: Stray Hearts
Author: Jane Graves
Heroes: Kay Ramsey/Matt Forester
Genre: M/F Romantic Comedy
Length: 161 Pages
Publisher: Jane Graves
Release Date: August 12, 2013
Available at:  Jane Graves, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks and Kobo
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  When Kay Ramsey catches her fiancé cheating on her, she takes revenge on him in a most creative way. She’s shocked when he sues her, and even more shocked when he actually wins. Then he tells her he’ll forget the money she owes him—if she’ll perform a hundred hours of community service at a local animal shelter. Battling an empty bank account and a childhood fear of animals, she can’t imagine a worse sentence—until she meets the sexy veterinarian in charge, Dr. Matt Forester.

Matt’s animal shelter is operating in the red and in danger of shutting down, and only with a grant arranged by Kay’s ex-fiancé will he be able to keep the doors open. His marching orders? Make Kay suffer. Soon, though, Matt realizes Kay isn’t the terrible person she’s supposed to be, and he finds himself attracted to her more every day. But with the fate of his shelter hanging in the balance, how can he even think of falling in love?
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, M/F, Published in 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Betrayed by Rebecca York

Posted on June 10, 2014 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Ami

1Title: Betrayed
Author: Rebecca York
Series: Rockfort Security #2
Heroes: Shane Gallagher/Elena Reyes
Genre: M/F Romantic Suspense
Length: 320 Pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Available at:  Sourcebooks Casablanca, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: To Trust…

Rockfort Security operative Shane Gallagher has been brought into S&D Systems to find a security leak. Confidential information has been stolen, and Shane suspects Elena Reyes, a systems analyst with the access and know-how to pull it off. As he finds excuses to get close to her, their attraction is too strong to ignore, but how can Shane trust the very woman he’s investigating?

Or Not to Trust

Elena has spent her life proving herself, but now she’s risking it all: everything she’s worked for, and her growing feelings for Shane. Much as she wants to trust the devastatingly sexy, hard-as-nails investigator, she can’t let herself fall for him…the stakes are too high.
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Categories: 2.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, M/F, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Whirlwind by Mark Del Franco

Posted on May 1, 2014 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Ami

Whirlwind

Title: Whirlwind
Author: Mark Del Franco
Heroine/Hero: Arden Lewis / Davis Digby
Genre: YA M/F Urban Fantasy
Length: 323 pages
Publisher: Self-published
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Arden Lewis has a secret.

When Arden discovers she can control the weather, she leaves her secluded family farm to live in Everglen among her own kind—Paragons who can control the elements with their minds and bodies.

Arden soon learns that being a Paragon means being a target for darker forces that want to exploit her Talent—or destroy it. As she navigates the turmoil of high school and the uncertainty of her first crush, she must do everything to hide her Talent from prying eyes.

She needs to keep secrets in order to survive.

But secrets are built on lies, and when secrecy becomes paramount, the lies become dangerous. No matter whom she trusts, no matter how hard she tries to control her Talent, Arden’s life begins to spiral out of control–with fatal consequences. Continue reading →

Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, M/F, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment